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Urological X-ray workstation with orbiting X-ray imaging components

a workstation and x-ray technology, applied in the direction of instruments, patient positioning for diagnostics, applications, etc., can solve the problems of increasing complicated and imprecise positioning of the patient, and the instability of the patient's position

Active Publication Date: 2011-05-17
SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
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This solution allows for stable and precise x-ray imaging at various angles without patient repositioning, enhancing image quality and procedural efficiency by allowing the urologist to adjust x-ray angles easily, providing symmetrical access to therapeutic regions.

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Such an angled patient positioning is complicated and imprecise and requires the placement of supporting aids, such that a rearrangement of the patient that would be desirable during the examination or the procedure, from a therapeutic or diagnostic view into a better position, is in many cases not done because it would be too cumbersome.
Moreover, the uncomfortable angled support of the patient can cause increased instability of the patient's position.

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[0018]As shown in FIG. 1, the urological x-ray workstation, like the x-ray workstation known from DE 199 57 129 B4 (the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference), has a device carrier 30 that is arranged at a longitudinal side of the patient positioning table 2 at its head end. The x-ray source 4 is arranged on a device carrier 32 that overhangs in the direction towards the patient positioning table 2. The x-ray source 4 can pivot in the direction of the double arrow 36 around bearing axis 34 that is parallel to the longitudinal axis 33 of the patient positioning table 2 (i.e. perpendicular to the drawing plane and to the working plane 17). The x-ray source 4 is supported on the device retainer 32 by a rail 38 proceeding transversely to the longitudinal axis 33 of the patient positioning table 2, such that the x-ray source 4 can be displaced in the direction of the double arrow 40 (i.e. perpendicularly to the longitudinal axis 33 of the patient positioning table 2), s...

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Abstract

A urological x-ray workstation has an x-ray source and an x-ray receiver that are respectively supported on device retainers of a device carrier located at the longitudinal side of a patient positioning table such that they can be positioned opposite one another and independently of one another in various positions on an orbit proceeding around a common center in a working plane oriented perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0001]1. Field of the Invention[0002]The present invention concerns a urological x-ray workstation with an x-ray source and an x-ray receiver.[0003]2. Description of the Prior Art[0004]Urological x-ray workstations are known for implementation of percutaneous procedures in urodiagnostics and urotherapy, in which a patient is supported on a patient positioning table between an x-ray source and an x-ray receiver, with the system axis of the x-ray system (i.e. the center axis between the x-ray source and the x-ray receiver) proceeding perpendicular to the flat side of the patient positioning table.[0005]DE 198 43 680 C1 discloses a urological workstation in which the x-ray source and the x-ray receiver are each freely movable independently of one another in a plane that is parallel to the patient's support plane of the patient positioning table, in order to allow different diagnostically or therapeutically relevant regions of the patient to be observed or tre...

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Patent Type & Authority Patents(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H05G1/02
CPCA61B6/587A61B6/4429
Inventor FEHRE, JENSNANKE, RALFSCHWARZ, MONIKA
Owner SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH